Outboard motor support for vehicles



April 7, 1931- c. H. SCHENBURG 1,799,650

OUTBOARD MOTOR SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES Filed May 21, 1930 Inventor C'ar/ .Sc/menfiufg XML/Mu of 9 A tlorney Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES [PATENT CARL H. SGHOENIBURG, or SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNoR or oivn-rnrrtnro rnnn or. scrronmsone AND ONE-THIRD T cam. n'scrroiinnune, BOTH or sroKAnE,

WASHINGTON Application filed May 21, 1930. Serial No. 454,307. I

My invention relates to outboard motor supports for vehicles and certain objects of the invention are to provide a support adapted to be detachably secured to the running board of a motor vehicle for conveniently carrying outboard motors that are somewhat unwieldy to transport without resulting damage. Further objects of the invention are to provide a support having novel resilient means for absorbing shocks of the vehicle and thus preventing damage to the outboard motor, novel means for pivotally connecting the top support board with the base board intermediat-ely of the resilient or shock absorbing means, and novel adjustable means for the pivotal connecting means.

With the above and other'objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction, adaptation, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. These objects are accomplished by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 4 is a detail view in vertical section taken on a broken line 4, 4' of Fig. 3 and showing the pivotal and adjustable bracketed connection for the top support board; and

Fig; 5 is a view in transverse vertical section showing a modified resilient connecting means between the top support and base boards.

Referring to the drawlngs throughout which like reference numerals indicate like.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation show- OUTBOARD MOTOR surron'r Fort vEriroLEs The bolts extend upwardly through a rel! atively low transverse upstandingsupport 11 at the rear end of the base board Ex and through a; relatively highstandard support 12 at the forward end of said base board thus securing said upstanding members t thebase board; Two holes are provided in th tops of said upstanding members and upwardly projecting rubber cushion members .13 are set insaid-holes. 7 I

7 A relatively'thick top support board '14 has two transverse blocks 15 "secured to its underside, by screwsor the" like, in spaced relation corresponding with the upstanding members 11"and-12, and the undersides of said blocks areprovided with'holeshrranged to receive the rubber members"18;i Brackets. 16 are secured to the sides, ofthe baseboard 5 intermediately ofthe upstanding members and-their upper ends are provided with ver tically arranged oblong-slots 17. Y The top board 14 is provided witha trans; verse hole 18 disposed'in the vertical plane with the "oblong slots 17: *When said jtop board is installed in place said transverse is normally disposedlslightl-y above said; slots and may be made to register therewith exerting pressure on said top board." Along. bolt 19'is'then installed throughsaid hole and slots andwhen the pressureonthe top board is released the rubber members '13Ywill expan'd-an'd raise ,the-to'p' board' until the long bolt engages the top of'the oblong slots. 7

It will thus be obvious that the foregoing arrangement provides means whereby-the top support board 14 is detachably locked in place. This arrangement also providesrestrained pivotal means for said topboard whereby'the shocks of the vehicle on which the device is installed, in addition to being absorbed, are shifted back and forth between the rubber cushions 13. Set screws 20 are installedin the heads of the brackets 16 to engage the bolt 19 whereby the spring bearing tension for the top support board may be regulated as desired.

For supporting heavy outboard motors it is, of course, desirable to increase the spring bearing tension of the to sup ort board 14. In Fig; 5 a convoluted spring 2 is substituted for the rubber cushions 13. In mounting the outboard motor on the device its clamp member 22, which is ordinarily used to secure the motor to the back board of a boat, is secured to the forward projecting or raised end portion of the top board, as shown in Fig. 1, with its engine, fuel tank and tiller projecting over said forward end and its propeller pro jecting over the remote or lower end of said top board.

Having thus described my invention, it being understood that minor changes may be resorted to in its construction and arrangement without departing from the scope and. spirit of the invention, what I claim and desire to secure-by Letters Patent of the United States 1. An outboard motor support forvehicles 7 having in combination a base board adapted to be secured to the running board of a vehicle, a top support board slantingly disposed,

forward and rear upstanding supports for theends of the baseboard connected to the top support board, resilient members interposed in said forward and rear supports, and a pivotal bracketed connection between the base and top support boards intermediately of the upstanding supports whereby said boards are locked in place against the bearing tension of the resilient members.

2. An outboard motor support for vehicles having in combination a base board adapted to be detachably secured to the running board of a. vehicle, a top support board sla-ntingly disposed, forward and rear upstanding supports for the ends of the base board connected to the top support board, resilient means interposed in said forward and rear supports, a pivotal bracketed connection between the base and top support boards intermediately of the upstanding supports whereby said boards are locked in place against the upwardly bearingtension of the resilient means,

and meansfor regulating the bearing tension of the resilient means for the pivotal bracketed connection.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CARL I-I. SGHOENBURG. 

